These versatile lures will be referred to in this article as “panfish jigs,” but the truth is they can be used to catch just about any species that swims. I once took a small tackle box of ...

1. In Lakeland, at Saddle Creek, grass shrimp, crickets and red worms were the bait of choice for shellcracker and bluegill. Small domestic shiners were the go-to bait for bass. The catfish bite ...

If an angler could only have just one type of rod and reel, the logical choice would be spinning tackle. Consider that there’s a spinning rod and reel combination well suited for most every gamefish ...

We like to think of poppers as lures that get slammed when a fish commits, but even big bass will come up and daintily nip that dressed hook thinking it’s a bug. Likewise, even smaller species like ...